(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
human relations; personal relationships
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
currying favour; sucking up; being anxious to please; bootlicker
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
quarrel; dispute; argument
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
-off (price reduction); discount; -coated; -plated
in the same way as; just like
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)